frost free green house

Hi Can anyone suggest where to buy parrafin for my heater apart from ebay whitch seems a bit costly including the postage . I live in the scottish borders and want to buy a supply to see me through the winter. Would be very grateful for any help . Thanks Mike.
SwissSue

28 Oct 2012 17:21

Hi Mike You'll probably find it strange to receive an answer from Switzerland. However, I am sure that any hardware store or DIY that sells kerosene/paraffin heaters for home use should also sell the paraffin, I know they do here. Also, you could ask at your local petrol station, if they don't have it they may be able to tell you where to get it. Good luck

Paraffin is not cheap. Depending on what tariff you are on, electricity may cost half the price of paraffin.

I believe that 1 litre of paraffin gives out the same amount of heat as 10 kilowatt-hours of electricity.

If you buy paraffin in 4litre cans, that costs about £3 per litre. So how much does your electricity supplier charge you for 10 kilowatt hours of electricity? It should be between 90p and £1.50, depending on tariffs. My estimates are very approximate and anyone else is welcome to correct them.

Electricity is also a lot more convenent, and safer. The thermostat on electric heaters means that they will switch off automatically when the desired temperature is reached, so you will save even more money. Electric fan heaters also help to circulate the air.

You have the problem of getting a power supply to the greenhouse, but that shouldn't be too difficult to arrange.

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